Eyebrow pencil



A. M. FILAK EYEBROW PENCIL Filed May 22, 1950 INVENToR.

BY All/DREW M. F/LAK fw V, E mm m T A H maw @N m6 vm ,emv wim# A- N mv YJune 16, 1953 Patented June 16,*v 1953 EYEBROW vPENCIL 'Andrew MQ'Filak, Lakewood, Ohio, assignor to Jerome R. Cox, Columbus, Ohio, astrustee Application May'zz, 195o, serial No. 163,546

Y v The invention disclosed in this application relates to a markingdevice for facial use, and more particularly to a pencil containing arelatively Asoft marking substance suitable for use on the eyebrows.invention disclosed comprises a holder which carries the marking elementor crayon; means for adjustably projecting one end of the markingelement from the holder; and a cover section which is slidably mountedVon the holder and through which the marking element at times extends.This cover section carries a cutting member or members adapted-to pointthe marking element to facilitate its use.`

One of the objects of thisV invention is to provide a. device of thetype described in which vthe cutting member or members are secured to,carried `by' and movable with a slidably mounted cover section. Afeaturesof this construction' is that the cutting member orblades arecarried in a retracted or non-cutting position when the cover is itselfretracted and when the crayon is to be extended for; facial use..`Longitudinal movement of the cover-section outward relative to theholder causes the blades to move intoposition for cutting engagementwith the marking element. Longitudinal movement offthe cover sectioninward (i. e. in the opposite direction) causes the blades to .beretracted to .a non-.engaging position. the assembly of themanufacturing cost of such items accordingly. A Another object of theinvention is the provision of' a positioning element which cooperateswith theholder and the cover to -position these members relative to eachother to permit rotationI of the cutting member in contact vwitl'ithefexposed end of the marking element to point the same. Longitudinalmovementof the cover section disengages the positioning element. Suchmovement also causes the blades of the cutting member to be retracted bycoming in contact with the sides of the holder. A It is also anobjectrof the invention toprovide a device of the character set forth inwhich the blade carrying cover is adapted to cooperate Y with the-shankof the crayon vholder to control themovement'of the blades whereby thecutting action is confined to pointing `and sharpening the t end of thecrayon and. whereby grooving or damage to the sides ofthecrayonisprevented.

A feature of the invention is the provision of an Y aperture or openingthrough which the user may determine the position of the sharpening ele-In general, the embodiment of the Such construction simplifies device,provides an efiicient 1 means for pointing the crayon, and reduces the 5claims.. (c1. 12o- 15) 2 ments relative to the crayon so that the crayonmay be correctly sharpened.

l Another feature of the invention resides in providing positioningvelements on the holder for controlling the position of the crayon.

Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparentfrom the drawings, and the' `detailed description which follows, andfrom the appended claims.

.Referring to the drawings which illustrate embodiments of theinvention:

Fig. l is a top plan view, showing a marking device made in accordancewith this invention andl embodying preferred construction features, thecover being shown in the non-sharpening posik tion and the crayon shownin the marking position;" .o

- ig. 2` is a view similar to Fig. l showing the cover section inposition on the holder so as 'to bring the blades of the cutting memberinto engagement with the exposed end of the marking lelementforsharpening' the same;

'Fig`. 3" is a vertical sectional view, on an enlarged scale from thatof Fig. l, taken through the device and` showing the crayon retracted,to the carrying position, i. e. the position when the device is notbeing used;

. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, vertical sectional view correspondingsubstantially to the view of Fig. 3

`but showing the crayon withdrawn and the cover extended to bring theblades into the sharpening position relative to the crayon; f

Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6y isa fragmentary horizontal sectional view ofthe coversection showing analternate construction .for holding the cutting member;

and y Fig. 'lis a view .similar to Fig. 4 and showing a verticalisectional view of thealternate construction. Y o

Referring further to the drawings, the holder VI0 comprises -anelongated cylindrical portion Il .having aclosed end VI2 and a shankportion I3 of reduced diameter. Acentral bore I4 (Fig. 3) eX- Y tendsthrough the holder and'shank portion.

The shank portion I3 is provided with a positioning element in the formof a ringll, carried in a groove I8 formed adjacent one end thereof'.

The cylindrical portion I I of o the holderl is formed with a slot I9which extends into the rearward portion of the bore I4. A rod 30 isslidably mounted in bore I4. A Vshank 2| hav- `ing a button 22 slides inthe slot I9 and connects with one end of rod 20. The shank 2I is thusfree to travel within the limits of slot I 3 and provides means formoving rod when nger pressure is applied to the button 22. A screw isfastened to the outer end of rod 20 and provides means for attaching thecap of a marking element or crayon 26 to that end of the rod. A frictionkey in the form of a at hair spring 21, is carried in a recessed areaformed in the side of rod 20. This key engages with the side wall ofbore 1,4 and provides means for holding the rod 20 in any desiredpositionwhen the rod has been lmoved to locate the end of crayon 23 atany desired position.

The cover section 3|) is a hollow cylindrical member open at the endsand adapted to be slidably mounted for longitudinal movements on theshank portion 3 of the holder. This cover section, as shown in thedrawings, is formed with a central passage 3| of suicient diameter anddepth to receive the shank portion I3. Thus when the cover 39 is inthedrawing position, as shown in Fig. l, the inner end 32 (see Fig. 4) ofthe cover rests against a shoulder 33 formed on the holder. Adjacent theend 32 the cover is provided with a small circular groove 34 Awhich isadapted to receive the positioning element or ring It. Passage 3| (Figs.3 and 4) is enlarged, as indicated at 35, to receive the cutting members.4| and 42, these cutting members lying close to the periphery whenretracted as hereafter described. As shown in Fig. 3, passage 3|, fromthe enlarged position 35, tapers down to form a more or less constrictedpassage 38 which leads to the outer end 31 of the cover. Passage 36 isof reduced diameter to form a close guideway for the crayon 25. Thecrayon can thus extend through the cover from end to end thereof topro.. vide for exposing the end 38 for use. Through the cover 33, one ormore (preferably two) apertures or slots 39 are provided, which allowthe user ofthe pencil to observe the cutting operation,` as hereafterdescribed, and provide for the removal of cuttings.,

The cutting member for pointing or sharpening the crayon is carried byand is movable with the cover section. In the preferred construction(Figs. 3 and 4), the cutting member comprises a pair of opposed flat,spring steel blades 4| and .42. The inner ends of these -blades aremounted in theslotted grooves 43 formed in the side walls of the cover.The outer ends .of the blades are bentlinwardly on a diagonal so thatthe tips of the blades substantially meet, and the blades normallyremain at an angle to provide a cutting edge relative to the end of thecrayon.

Thus, in operation when the cover is moved seas to seat the end 32against shoulder 33, the sloping sides45 of the shank I3 engage theblades 4| and 42 and force them back into the passage area as yshown inFig. 3. `In this position-the crayon 23 can bev extended vor retractedwithout engaging the blades. It may be here noted that the crayon 2Bwhich logically should appear in section vin Fig. 3 and the screw cap onthe `rear end` thereof have been eliminated from Fie. 3 and theirpositions indicated by dotted lines so thatl thegscrew 25 and theaperture 39 may be disclosed more clearly.

YA modified construction for mounting the blades in the cover is shownin Figs. 6 and?. In this construction the blades 4| a and 4|b have theirforward ends bent toward each other as for exampleron the diagonal linesat 48 and have their inner ends mounted in a ring 46. Ring 4S seats `inthe cover and holds the blades in position; Ring 46 also is providedwith an internal 32 seats against the holder shoulder 33.

groove 43 in which a ring is to be seated for a purpose similar to thatof the ring |1. The central passage is provided with a recessed groovedarea 41. With this construction, when the cover is moved to seat its endagainst the shoulder of the holder, the sides of the shank engage theblades 4|a and 42a and force them back into the grooved area 41. Thepassage is then .open so that the crayon can be extended or .retractedWithout engaging the blades.

When the user of the pencil desires to sharpen or point the crayon, thecrayon is retracted by moving button 22 towards the end |2 of theholder. The cover section is then moved to the position shown in Figs. 2and 4, In this position the ring |1 engages in the groove 34. The crayonis then advanced until the end 38, which is visible through one of theapertures 3S, ensages the blades 4| and 42. The cover section is rotatedmanually relative to the holder or the holder relative to the cover, andsuch movement cuts a point on the crayon end 38. When the cuttingoperation is finished, the operator first retracts "the crayon, thenslides the cover section longitudinally along the shank until the endThis movement brings the blades 4 and 42 into enigagement with thesloping sides of the shank and further movement of the cover` section inthe same direction causes the blades to be retracted, i. e. folded backand out of cutting engagement with the crayon. It will be apparent,however, that whenever the cover section is moved to the position shownin Figs. 2 and 4, the shank |3 does not engage the blades and theirinherent spring tension causes them to assume the cutting position shownin Figs. 2 and 4.

From theA above description, it will be seen that the device describedand shown in thel drawings is adapted to accomplish the objects andadvantages set forth.` It is to be understood, however, that the formsof construction lshown and described are preferred embodiments only ofthe invention. The invention is not limited to these precise forms andchanges can be made therein without departing from the scope of theinvention which is defined in the appended claims.v

I claim:

1. A marking device comprising a holder formed with an axial bore and alongitudinal slot and provided with a reduced diameter, a forwardlyextending concentric shank having at its forward end a camming surface;a crayon rod positioned in said bore provided with an off-set portionextending through said slot and a button connected to said off-setportion bywhich said crayon rod may be moved and provided Awith a springfor frictionally holding said crayon' rod in any desired position withinsaid axial bore; a crayonsecured to said crayon rod and extendingforwardly through the bore inV said shank;' a ring secured to said shankadjacent to the for'- ward end thereof; a cover formed adjacent to therearward end thereof with a concentric bore into which said shankextends, with a pair of longitudinal slots outwardly of said bore andwith a groove, into which said ring is adapted at times to extend toposition said cover relative to said shank, formed intermediate its endswith an intermediate concentric bore having a larger diameter than saidrearward concentric bore and with an aperture in a side wall thereof;and formed adjacent the front end, with a lforward concentric bore ofsmaller diameter thansaid rearward concentric bore and of substantiallythe vtioned in one of said slots and each having a forward pointnormally urged by spring tension inward toward and into substantialcontact with the point of the other but movable when the cutter elementcomes into contact with said camming surface to a position adjacent theperiphery of said intermediate bore whereby at such times the crayon maybe moved through and out of said bores backward and forward of saidcover without coming into contact with said cutter elements and wherebythe crayon may be positioned by the crayon holder with its forward endimmediately ahead of said camming surface and said cover'may be movedforward to allow said cutting elements to contact the front end of thecrayon and releasably held in position by said ring and the sharpeningoperation may be observed through said aperture.

2. A marking device for facial use comprising a holder provided with acamming surface; a displaceably mounted marking element carried in theholder; means for moving the marking Velement to adjustably position themarking element relative to the holder; a cover section slidably mountedfor longitudinal movement on the holder and into which the markingAelement extends; and a cuttingrmember for pointing the marking elementcarried by and movable with the *cover section and contacting at timeswith said camming surface whereby longitudinal movement of the coversection relative to the holder in one direction retracts the cuttingelement to :a position out of engagement with the marking element.

3. A marking device for facial use comprising a holder provided with acamming surface; a marking element carried in the holder; a coversection slida-bly mounted for longitudinal movement on the holder, andinto which the marking element extends; and a cutting member forpointing the marking element secured to and movable with the coversection and contacting at times with said camming surface wherebylongitudinal movement of the cover section relative to the holder in onedirection retracts the cutting element to a position out of engagementwith the marking element.

4. yA marking device for facial use comprising a holder provided with acamming surface; a marking element carried in the holder; a coversection formed with a longitudinal slot and slidably mounted forlongitudinal movement on the yholder :and into which said markingelement extends; and a cutting member for pointing the marking elementhaving a tongue extending into said slot and being thereby secured toand movable with the cover section,l and contacting normally with saidcamming surface.

5. A marking device for facial use comprising a holder; a displaceablymounted markingelement carried in the holder; meansgfor moving fthemarking element to adjustably position one 'end ofthe marking elementrelative to thel holder; a cover section slidably mounted forlongitudinal movement on the holder and into which the marking elementextends; a ring secured to, carried by, and movable with the coversection; and a cutting member for pointing the marking element, mountedon said ring and held, back against the inside of the cover section bycontact with one end of the holder.

' ANDREW M. FILAK.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS FranceJuly 18. 1932

